Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24118, Jonathan Eames, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Eames, Jonathan Mehitable
W 24118
B.L.H. 7072-160-55-
CONTENTS

15.900
Massachusetts
Jonathan Eames
of Middlesex in the State of Mass who was a private in the Com. h commanded by Captain Mym... of the Reg. commanded by Col. G... in the Mass line for '94
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 25 Dollars Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of Aug 1835 and due to M c Richardson (Nelson)
Arrears to the 4th of (Oct '35) $ 3 00 Pension allowance ending (Sep '35) 12 50 $ 62 50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Col. Miles Clerk, Book E Vol. V Page 31
73 M c Richard

1270 Massachusetts Mehitable Cames, widow of Jonathan Cames Mass who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Reported
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of August 1848. and sent to
Elijah Clark Brighton Mass
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 45 Vol. 2

58.969
act March 3/55 April 11/55
Melitable Eames, widow of Jonathan Eames. pinw
Map: 1
Ent - 1775 Dec 1775
Mark Beroultin
Bee Pension Act July 2, 1845 Page 45. Vol 2.
Map 1270
Ad: 16 acres, Sept 27/55.
Order
A L. Richardson & Co Boston Mass
Vol. E. 1. 5

17669

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ss.
On this twenty second day of March 1832
personally appeared in open Court before the
Hon. Judge of Probate
now sitting at
Charlestown
within and for the
County
aforesaid
J. Melvin
aged
seventy one years
Who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say
he volunteered in 1790. the latter part of March into Capt. Hoseb Wyman Company, Col. D. D. ... months ... went into ... till in ... Town ... 2 the ... stones ... year ... to go ... to ... in Capt ... did ... worked on ... August ... few days after that a battle with the ... are ... we ... Rawlins ... having served ... weeks.
In September same year, volunteered to go west ... went ... to ... in Capt ... Volkers Company ... name ... never to near ... then ... when we were ... same time in December ... having served ... written discharges ... each engagement ... discharge each time ... the Disposition of William Smith

Jonathan Nichols, deceased - there be no claim - known acquainted with my son, attaining said amount when sitting fifteen miles from my residence -
He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity whatever, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jonathan Dams William Butler
We William Dastum Jonathan Nichols residing in the town of Wilmington in the County of New Castle hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Dams who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be seventy one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
William Butler David Nichols
And the said Court thereupon proceeded to propound the following interrogatories, which he answered under oath, as follows:
1. Where and in what year were you born?
Answer, in Wilmington - County of New Castle - Sept 11 1761
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer, I believe so - in town known by me - Wilmington
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Always in said Wilmington
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom?
Answer, no answer
5. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental, and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer, Col. Gervish - in Brandywine - Col. Mifflin - Genl. Sullivan - in the 1st - Pennsylvania - duty - marching to Brandywine - where I was taken prisoner -
6. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution?
Answer, William Blanchard, Esq. - Henry Canby - Walter Blanchard - David Nichols - Jonathan Dams

...declare his opinion that after investigating the matter & putting the allegations presented to the War Department, that the above named officer was a soldier in the Revolution and served as he states,
On the Court for the county that it appears to them that William Matthews, & Jonathan Nichols, who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in said Wilmington & men of veracity & their statement entitled to credit.
J. P. P. Ray Prob.
Isaac Fiske, Minister of the Gospel of Providence in & for the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Leavitt for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office at a year from the present time.
Isaac Fiske
I also certify that Myman Richardson whose foregoing signature is set to the depositions of Eleanor Leavitt, John Fowle & Joseph Jenkins hereunto included, is a justice of the Peace within the County of Middlesex. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twenty second day of August 1832
Isaac Fiske

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex ss.
On this 15 th 16 th day of September eighteen hundred and forty three. Personally appeared before the Hon. Sarah R. R. Fay, Judge of Probate, in and for the County of Middlesex, Mehitable Dames, a resident of Wilmington in said County of Middlesex, eighty four years of age, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the seventh day of July 1838; and a joint Resolution passed on the sixteenth day of August 1840, granting Pensions to certain widows.
That she is the widow of Jonathan Dames of Wilmington in the County of Middlesex, who was a private in the Militia Service of the Revolutionary War, and was in the Guard Service on Winter Hill in Charlestown, and was in the engagement at Red Bank under the Command of Genl. Sullivan, also in service on the Mohawk River, in the State of New York, which services amounted to seven and a half months, and that he was inscribed on the Revolutionary Pension Roll of the United States, for twenty five dollars per annum, under the act of Congress passed 1832, which was paid to him at the agency for paying Pensions at Boston in the State of Massachusetts.
She further Declares that she was married to the said Jonathan Dames, on the thirtieth day,

of December in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four, that the ceremony was performed by the Revd Mr. Mearl, Pastor of a church and society in Wilmington. That her said husband Jonathan Eames died at his residence in Wilmington, where she now resides on the second day of July eighteen hundred and forty one. That her marriage to him to him did not take place prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four. At the time above stated, and that she still remains a widow.
Mehitabel her Eames mark
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year first above written in open court by said Mehitabel Eames with her mark before me
J. P. P. Gray Prob. for P. S. of Midt.

State of Massachusetts COUNTY OF Middlesex
ss.
On this fifth day of April , A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five , personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Mehitable  Earnes aged Ninety Six years, a resident of Wilmington in the State of Massachusetts who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Jonathan Earnes deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary War in the Company commanded by Captain _____ Regiment of _____ commanded by _____ in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the 14th of June, 1812 .
that her said husband Jonathan Earnes at Wilmington on or about the _____ day of _____, A. D. 1778 , for the term of seven years half months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of _____ and was honorably discharged at _____ on the _____ day of _____, A. D. 1778 ; but that, to the best of her knowledge and belief, her husband never received any written or printed discharge,
She further states that she was married to the said Jonathan Earnes in Wilmington , on the thirty first day of December A. D. 1785 , by one Marshall , a Presbyterian , and that her name before her said marriage was Mehitable Bowditch ; that her said husband died at Wilmington , on the second day of July , A. D. 1841 , proof of which will be found on file with her previous application for Pension and that she is now a widow.
She further declares that she has heretofore made application for bounty land under the Act approved September 28, 1850, and obtained a Land Warrant for _____ acres, No. _____ which she has legally disposed of, and it cannot now be returned. She further declares that she now draws a pension of twenty-five Dollars per annum, recorded in the Pension Office on the Rolls of Pensioners under Act Feb 2 nd 1848 Page 45 Vol 2
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "Act approved March 3, 1855," and prays that the certificate thereof may be sent for her to A. L. RICHARDSON & Co, Boston, Mass.; and declares that she has never applied for nor received, under this or any other Act of Congress, any Bounty Land Warrant except the one above mentioned.
Mehitable  her  Earnes Mark

We Jonathan James and Sarah James residents of Wilmington in the State of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Nehittah James in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Jonathan James Sarah James
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be; and that I have no interest in this claim.
Charles H. Fairbank
Justice of the Peace.
State of
County.
We, _____ and _____ having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well knew who was a _____ in the war of _____ whose widow now applies for bounty land; that we knew him for more than years before his death, which occurred at _____ about years ago; that we know that he died about that time, because
that we have known his said widow from his death to this time, that she is now unmarried, and that we are disinterested.
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this _____ day of _____ A. D. 18_____
Justice of the Peace.
It is hereby certified, that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, by the affidavits of _____ and _____ of the said County and State, whom I know to be credible persons, and who swear that they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the foregoing application; that _____ the applicant for bounty land in the foregoing declaration is now unmarried, and that she is the widow of the late _____ who was a _____ in the war of _____ and that the said _____ died at the time above stated.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, this _____ day of _____ 185_____
Justice of the Peace.

We Jonathan James and Sarah James residents of Wilmington in the State of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Nehittah James in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Jonathan James Sarah James
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be; and that I have no interest in this claim.
Charles H. Fairbanks
Justice of the Peace.
State of
County.
We, _____ and _____ having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well knew who was a _____ in the war of _____ whose widow now applies for bounty land: that we knew him for more than years before his death, which occurred at _____ about years ago: that we know that he died about that time, because
that we have known his said widow from his death to this time, that she is now unmarried, and that we are disinterested.
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this _____ day of _____ A. D. 18_____
Justice of the Peace.
It is hereby certified, that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, by the affidavits of _____ and _____ of the said County and State, whom I know to be credible persons, and who swear that they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the foregoing application; that _____ the applicant for bounty land in the foregoing declaration is now unmarried, and that she is the widow of the late _____ who was a _____ in the war of _____ and that the said _____ died at the time above stated.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, this _____ day of _____ 18_____
Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 9, 1833
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed, Charles H. Carter was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
T. M. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Extract from the Record of the town of Wilmington in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Record of Marriages, &c
Seventeen hundred and eighty four December the thirtieth Jonathan Cames Junr and Abigail Gowing both of Wilmington were married.
A true Record, attest C. Lord Junr. T.C.R.
I hereby certify that the above is a true extract from the Records of Marriages in the town of Wilmington, with the exception of date, which is expressed in the margin in fair legible figures as follows. "1784 Decr ye 30th."
attest Samuel Cames Town Clerk.
I Samuel Cames above named Depose and say, that I hold the Office of Town Clerk, in the town of Wilmington in the County and State aforesaid. Have been duly elected and qualified according to Law. And that the above is a true extract from the records, with the exception as above, as certified by me.
Samuel Cames Town Clerk of Wilmington.
Middlesex ss
Wilmington Sept 1 st 1843 Then personally appeared Samuel Cames and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is True before me
Wallen Blanchard Justice of the Peace

6609 Jonathan Cames
Route 7 Mr. 15 May
W. 6. E
1606
Apr 29 1833
P. 367
Wyman Richardson Woburn Mass

6609
BRIEF in the case of Jonathan Earned of the  Alabamian Co in the State of Ala , (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     March '98 3 private Gen. Cap n Ulyman = Col. Penish   July '98 1 15 " Cap n McTavish =   Sep r '98 to Dec r " 3 " Cap n Walker - forgets Col's name  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? no battles  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wilmington Miss  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 
22
3 living witnesses
 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
The deposition not properly authenticated
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. C. Easton Examining Clerk.
24 Jan 33

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jonathan Games a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. ST 24-118
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb 18 1778 3 mos. Pvt. Jesse Wyman. Gerrish Mass.   July 30 1778 Sept 12 1778 John Dix McIntosh   Oct 22 1779 Nov 23 1779 Joshua Walker.  
Battles engaged in, Rhode Island.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Wilmington, Middlesex Co. Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 22 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Wilmington, Middlesex Co. Mass.
Age at date of application, 71 years. Born in Wilmington, Mass. June 11. 1761.
Remarks: He died in Wilmington, Mass. July 2, 1841. He married at said Wilmington Dec 30, 1784, Abigail Gowing who was allowed pension on an application executed Sept. 5, 1843 while a resident of Wilmington, aged 84 years. There is no further family data.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

1913 Oct 28: Test to Mrs RS Anderson. M.B.H.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No.
24118
Nehilable  ca  Ems
Wid. of
Jonathan  ca  Ems
Rev. Rev. m
Act Feb. 2 d 1848.
Index: Vol a , Page 217
[Arrangement of 1870.]

M. E. STONE
OFFICE OF STONE & ANDERSON ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW NICOLLET COUNTY BANK BUILDING ST. PETER, MINN.
R. G. ANDERSON
Oct. 22, 1913
Commissioners of Pensions, Washington. D. C.
Dear Sir:- Please send me the record of service of my ancestor, Jonathan Names , a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was born in Wilmington, Mass., in or about 1761, and was pensioned in or about 1832. Also give names of his wife and children, if possible, and any other information available.
Very truly yours,
Mrs R. G. Anderson St Peter Minn
EGA/ERK

No. 58969
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received April 11, 1855.
Jonathan Earnes Rev: War
Warrant 7072-160-55
A. L. Richardson Boston Mass

copy 6 ap 44
5349
Massachusetts
Mehitable Gannet widow of Jonathan Gannet who was a Private in the Mass a Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of April 1844 and sent to
Elijah Clark Brighton Mass s
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 41.

V 8169
Massachusetts
Mehitable Eames widow of Jonathan Eames who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 2 d July 1841 of Wellesley 2nd in the State of Mass ts who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Wyman of the Reg t commanded by Col l Gerrish in the Mass ts line for 792 m
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass ts at the rate of 25 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of March 1844 and sent to Elijah Clarke Brighton Mass ts
Total Amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H H Davis Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 Page 57

7072
S
160 lines
Jan. 24, 1848. Thompson
Southampton

6609
Jonathan Earnes
Wyman Richardson
Woburn Mass

55.93. The black marks are not the red ink, but the red ink is the intended answer to the questions. BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jonathan Eames which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? Yes
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? (Handwritten mark)
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
• QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Al. Eames
$ 25 per acre
Elijah Clarke Brighton Mass

Brighton March 23. 1844.
Dear Sir,
I enclose to you herewith the claim of the Methodist Church of Wilmington. The amount is less than some for a barrier under the sum of $1000.00. I hope to hear from you soon. I am Truly Yours W. L. Chaplin
Rev. J. L. Jackson Commissioner of Finance
W. L. Chaplin

9687
Mehitable Eames wid of Jonathan Mass ts Act 7 th July 38
Adm l
7 1/2 mo
per mo
$25.00 per mo
Eliza Clark Wrigton Mass ts

Dear Sir,
Brighton Sept 20 th 1843
I enclose to you here with, the claims of Mahitable Dams of Wilmington. The widow of Jonathan Dams, deceased, for a Pension under Act of 1838.
Very Resp t ly Yours Ob l Serv t . Elijah Clark
Hon. J. L. Williams Comm ee on Pensions Washington City, D. C.

Brighton, July 27, 1848
Dear Sir,
I enclose herewith the claims of Mrs Mary Stevens of Waltham widow of Jonathan Stevens. Mrs Jerusha Park of Reading widow of Aaron Park. Mrs Deborah Parnes of Wilmington widow of Jonathan Parnes for the benefit of the destitute widows 2d 1848.
Respt Ben Oct 8/60 Elijah Clark
Hon J. L. Richards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

John Sprague Hon. J. G. G. G. 3 months in 1870.

John Francis O'Brien in the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, seventy-six years of age, testify & say that I engaged on or about the eighteenth day of March, seventeen hundred & seventy-eight, in the Massachusetts Militia, to serve three months in Charlestown in said County to guard the prisoner & barracks & in the Company of Captain Jesse Wyman of Watertown & in Col. Gurney's Regiment, & I remained in that service the full term of three months, & was well acquainted with Jonathan Eames, then & now of Wilmington in said County. He was in the same Company with me & remained the full term & served at the same time in Charlestown. Said Eames is now living in Wil- mington, & I have conversed with him on the subject. John French.
Filed June 12 August 8 th 1892. Then the above named John French, who is a creditable witness, & entitled to confidence, personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him made. Before me W. H. Wyman Notary Public.

Ebenezer Lawrence & William in the County of Middlesex I have been recently of Massachusetts, American of present year years of age William I say he has been acquainted with Jonathan Evans of Watertown in said County, South man, for fifty five or six years, I volunteered to march to Rhode Island some time in the month of York, seventeen hundred & seventy eight I said Lawrence also marched there I was there both in Captain John Sir Lawrence of Reading & the Col. of the Boston Regiment. We served there for six weeks in that State; the arms were engaged & were dismissed at the same time & place. We were in the battle on Newport Island, some time in the month of August of that year.
Ebenezer Lawrence.
I believe in August 5, 1872. When the above named Ebenezer Lawrence who is a resident of the County of Middlesex, entitled to a pension, provided for by the act of the General Court, entitled "An act to provide for a pension to the soldiers of the Revolution who are now living and are in need of support by their families."
From Mr. William Lawrence son of Ebenezer

Right of residence of Broadford in the County of Onondaga & State of Vermont. I am a citizen & say, that he is now seventy one years of age, & formerly lived in the town of Wilmington & County of Wilmington, Massachusetts. I have always been well acquainted with the residence of said Wilmington, & in the year nineteen hundred & seventy eight about the last of September, or first of October, we both enlisted in the State service for the term of three months, under Captain Joseph H. Wil- son, then of said Wilmington in said County of Middlesex. I marched to the military camp & stopped at Albany N.Y. for some time & several other places. I remained in said camp during the full term & met him there at the time of our return home together. Joseph Jenkins
Witness in Salem August 3 d 1882. The above named Joseph Jenkins personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed -
Before Me, William Richardson Clerk
Witness in Salem August 3 d 1882. The above named Joseph Jenkins is a credible witness & his testimony entitled to full credence - William Richardson Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston Septemb. 20 th 1843
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Samuel B. B. Sny was judge of Probate - Walter Blanchard and Elijah Clarke justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Wm. A. Dodes
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex ss.
On this thirteenth day of March eight hundred and forty four respectfully appeared before me Elijah Clark, a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex and State of said, the habita- ble James, a resident of Wilmington in said County, eighty five years of age, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress pas- sed on the third of March 1843. Granting pensions to widows of persons who served in the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Jonathan Gurnes, who was a private in the militia in the service on the South River at Rhode Island and that she received therefor five dollars per annum under the act of the seventh of July 1838, which was paid to her at the agency for paying pensions in Boston, Massachusetts, and that she further declares that she is still a widow.
Mabel Gurnes
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written. Before me, Elijah Clark, Justice of the Peace
Middlesex ss. Wilmington March 13th AD 1844. I hereby certify that Mabel Gurnes, who has sub- scribed and made oath to the above declaration is personally known to me to be the same Mabel Gurnes of Wilmington who has recently received a pension under the act of Congress 1838. Elijah Clark, Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston March 19 th 1874.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation, Elijah Clarke was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Sleeper, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Middlesex ss.
On this thirteenth day of June — eighteen hundred and forty-eight personally appeared before Elijah Clark a justice of the peace in and for the County of Middlesex. Me Mettable Parnes, a resident of Wilmington in said County, aged nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed February 2 d 1842, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Jonathan Parnes of said Wilmington who was a private in the Middlesex Militia, and that she has received annually a pension of Twenty five dollars per annum under the act of 17 th June 1842. And she further declares that she is still a widow. witness, Sarah Parnes
Mettable X Parnes
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, and I certify that the declarant above named is personally known to me, a widow and a Revolutionary pensioner as she declared, before Me. Elijah Clark, justice of the peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, July 26 th 1848.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Elijah Clark was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Wm. B. Folsom Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

T. Francis Snow of Wilmington in the County of Middlesex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, fifty three years of age, do testify and say that I have resided in this town for more than forty years past, and have been intimately acquainted with Jonathan Eames a Revolutionary Pensioner up to the time of his decease, which took place in the first part of July 1846. I have formerly heard the said Jonathan Eames speak of his being in the service at Rhode Island also of being on the North River in the State of New York. Mahitabel Eames, the remaining widow of the said Jonathan Eames is living within a half a mile from me, at the late residence of her deceased husband, and she is a person of sound mind & of veracity,
Francis Snow
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. Wilmington Augt. 31st A.D. 1846 Then personally appeared Francis Snow, and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true. And I certify that he is a credible witness, and is reputed to be a person of unquestionable veracity, Before Me. Elizah Clark, Justice of the Peace,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept 11 1863
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Jonathan Davis, does not appear on the pay roll of Capt. Jesse Weyman's Col. of Artillery from Feb. 15. 1778. - Dec. 1. Upon the roll of Capt. John Dyer's Col. Mr. Davis is listed from July 30. 1. 1778. to March 1778. 1 mo 17 days. Upon the Brims pay roll of Capt. Joshua W. Davis's 1. Connecticut Troop Oct 22. 1. 1778. to March 1779. 1 mo 13 days. There are two rolls of Capt. David Dyer's Company of which said James Davis appears.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Geo. A. Bolles Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I, Mahitabel Gurnes, of Wilmington in the County of Middlesex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby depose and say that my husband Jonathan Gurnes, was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the time of his decease, and that according to the best of my recollections he was in the service at Winter Hill nine weeks in the Spring of 1778 in Col. Gurnes's Regt. That he was in the service at Rhode Island and in the engagement on Rhode Island under Genl. Sullivan in 1778. Three months in Capt. John Dine's company. That he was in the service on the Mohawk River in the State of New York three months in Capt. Doy's company. All the service making a period of seven and a half months. and I request an examination of the Rolls & Documents in the care & superintendence of the Secretary of War for the proof of my said husband's service.
My mark Mahitabel Gurnes mother.
Middlesex. ss. Wilmington Aug. 6th 1843 Then personally acknowledged Mahitabel Gurnes the above affidavit by her subscribed by making her mark to her name.
Before me. Elizah Clark. Justice of the Peace